Photo: Grant Ferguson, Ian Borland, Duane O'Donnell and a fellow over-60s longboard competitor. "It's more of a social event when you catch up with people you haven't seen for a year," Grant said. "There's plenty of banter and laughter in the water," Duane said.

Photo: Ken Andersen, 65, was inspired by Lillee and Thomo when he started playing as a youngster, but he became a leg-spin bowler. "I don't feel 60 [until] sometimes on the morning after a match," he said.

Photo: Taneesha, Taleigha and Curtis, all 12 years-old, with national president for the Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association, Mark Forbes. "I was too tired to throw my arms in the air at the end of the race," said Taleigha. "My shoulder hurt at the end of the race," said Curtis. "A slurpy at the end is essential."

Photo: Jan Croft says her body will tell her when to cease competing. "It's amazing how in our minds we can still do everything we used to do, but then we're absolutely shocked when we find we can't," she said.

Photo: Lisa said of the last day of the race, "it was one of the toughest days I've ever had at sea. While they weren't the worst conditions I've ever experienced, it certainly was one of the most challenging experiences of my career."

Photo: "It was amazing, unreal. It was really executed well and it was just like a major league game you watch on TV. They just did so well, turning it from a cricket field into a major league field," says Jack Barrie of the historic Major League Baseball opening series in Sydney.

Photo: Hayden Kenny and his weapons of choice: A Gordon Wood timber mal and his trusty Morris Minor. "I've been on the Coast for close to 60 years, so I guess I've done a little bit. I first came across the surfboard with the fin on commonly called the Malibu board in Torquay in Victoria in 1956 at the Olympic Games demonstration surf carnival."

Photo: Hawaiian girls (r-l) Sierra lerbeck, ISA world title holder Honolua Blomfield, Luna Courtois and Gabriela Yester are gearing up to compete. "Sierra and Honolua are super competitive, it's going to be good to see them both compete," says Luna. But Honolua is also keen to watch other competitors, "I'm really looking forward to watching Harrison Roach (the defending champion) and Matt Cuddihy - they're both amazing longboarders, I want to surf like them one day," says Honolua.

Photo: Fraser Biden is in winning form as he warms up for the Noosa Festival of Surfing at First Point ...Fraser is returning to competition after breaking his back while surfing huge waves last year in Fiji.

Photo: Tom Wegener is exhibiting sustainable surfboards at the Noosa Festival of Surfing. "I like making surfboards out of wood. I love making ancient Hawaiian Alaia-style surfboards and they're the very thin (wooden) boards that are about 6ft tall if you stand on them and 4ft tall if you belly board on them. And you get them onto a wave and you feel the ocean's energy rushing through you, like it's something so good you can't even explain it."